Charles Manson, dead at age 83

[Catholic_Lady]

But they learn it from the world, even if they don't feel a moral compass inside themselves. Clearly, an adult in the US knows it's illegal to break into someone's house and murder a pregnant woman and her husband. You'd have to be severely mentally ill or mentally handicapped to not know that.
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I think Manson got exactly what was appropriate. Life in prison where he couldn't hurt anyone else.

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Looks like they were all competent enough to understand what they were doing.

He absolutely belonged where he could not harm anyone, but schizophrenics cannot tell what is real from what is not, let alone right from wrong.
I don't know how crazy you think a person needs to be before they can't tell right from wrong. If that was an accurate diagnosis, he absolutely was not "at fault", even if he still needed to be held accountable for the reason of public safety.

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal social behavior and failure to understand what is real. Common symptoms include false beliefs, unclear or confused thinking, hearing voices that others do not hear, reduced social engagement and emotional expression, and a lack of motivation.

If I thought he couldn't tell right from wrong, I'd say he should have gotten innocent for reason of insanity. I wouldn't think he should be in jail. His guilty sentence with life in prison was just, imo.